Confusion reigns over Neymar PSG debut

“He’s a player who will help the club get to a higher level,” he said.

“Without Neymar PSG is a great club, but with Neymar it’s a little better.

“The way we will adapt being close to a player like him… The other players here are also some great players, so together we can get better and grow.”

Once again, PSG’s main rivals for domestic honours appear to be Monaco, who are desperately trying to hang on to rising star Kylian Mbappe in the face of serious interest from Real Madrid.

The 18-year-old started in their opening 3-2 victory over Toulouse last weekend, as captain Radamel Falcao found the net.

Leonardo Jardim’s principality outfit will be expecting to make it two wins from two when they pay a visit to Dijon on Sunday.

Nice, who have the first leg of their Champions League play-off against Napoli on Wednesday, kick off the second weekend at home to promoted Troyes on Friday without their two star players the injured Mario Balotelli and new signing Wesley Sneijder.

Lyon’s youthful side started with a 4-0 thumping of Strasbourg last week and travel out to Brittany to take on Rennes on Friday.

Ligue 1 fixtures (all times GMT)

Friday

Nice v Troyes (1700), Rennes v Lyon (1845)

Saturday

Nantes v Marseille (1500), Amiens v Angers (1800), Bordeaux v Metz (1800), Caen v Saint-Etienne (1800), Toulouse v Montpellier (1800)

Sunday

Strasbourg v Lille (1300), Dijon v Monaco (1500), Guingamp v Paris Saint-Germain (1900)